The book contains one of the compulsory subjects of the course `Occupational health, industrial hygiene, personal protective equipment` including ergonomics and work physiology. The book describes the potential problems in the practice of occupational health and hygiene faced by those who are going to devote their professional lives to ensure safe and healthy work environments for the workers employed in different industries and occupations.
SK Haldar MBBS, Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (Calcutta University) is former Deputy Director General, Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, Mumbai, where he served for over 22 years. He also worked as Deputy Principal Medical Officer for more than 11 years at Hindustan Cables Ltd. (PSU), Burdwan, West Bengal. He has more than 33 years of experience in the field of occupational health and safety.
Dr Haldar has received training in occupational safety and health from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), US Department of Labour, Chicago. He has extensive experience in conducting occupational health studies and surveys and is regarded as a pioneer in the field of occupational health audit in India. He has presented numerous papers on occupational health at several national and international conferences and represented India at a United Nations conference on asbestosis held in Bangkok.
In addition to this book, his second book Industrial and Occupational Health and third book Occupational Health and Hygiene in Industry were published by CBSPD in 2022 and 2023.
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